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SAE-AISI M42 Steel vs. ASTM Grade LC9 Steel

Both SAE-AISI M42 steel and ASTM grade LC9 steel are iron alloys. They have 80% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 19 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (13, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is SAE-AISI M42 steel and the bottom bar is ASTM grade LC9 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 78
73
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 810 to 2310
660

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
260
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1540
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1490
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 450
470
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
13

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 30
8.0
Density, g/cm3 8.2
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 7.4
2.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 100
31
Embodied Water, L/kg 140
65

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 28 to 79
23
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 24 to 48
21
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 25 to 71
20

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 1.1 to 1.2
0 to 0.13
Chromium (Cr), % 3.5 to 4.3
0 to 0.5
Cobalt (Co), % 7.8 to 8.8
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.3
Iron (Fe), % 76.3 to 81
87.4 to 91.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0.15 to 0.4
0 to 0.9
Molybdenum (Mo), % 9.0 to 10
0 to 0.2
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.3
8.5 to 10
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0.15 to 0.65
0 to 0.45
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.045
Tungsten (W), % 1.2 to 1.9
0
Vanadium (V), % 1.0 to 1.4
0 to 0.030